维和 (wéi hé) — peacekeeping | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peacekeeping

Examples

维和。
Lián hé guó pài chū le wéi hé bù duì.
The United Nations sent peacekeeping troops.
维和。
Tā shì yì míng wéi hé rén yuán.
He is a peacekeeping personnel.
维和。
Zhè cì wéi hé xíng dòng fēi cháng chéng gōng.
This peacekeeping mission was very successful.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

维wéimaintain

维 “maintain” and 和 “peace” combine to describe keeping peace.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 維; 维 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

唯

唯wéi維wéi

Same sound today

In the traditional form 維, 糸 marks a thread meaning and 唯 provides the sound; the simplified 维 is a later shortened shape.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾口和

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

禾hé和hé

Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

Appears in

International & Diplomacy Military & Defense

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